Crime and Society in Twentieth Century England

by Emsley; Clive

• ISBN13: 9781405859028
• ISBN10: 1405859024
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-04-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A sequel to Emsley's Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900, this 20th century volume covers the history of crime in 20th century England. It is a much needed general survey text on the history of crime and policing during the period for the growing number of courses in this area.

Author Biography

Clive Emsley is Emeritus Professor of History at the Open University. Author of Crime and Society in England 1750-1900, now in its fourth edition, his recent publications also include Hard Men: Violence in England since 1750(2005), Crime, Police and Penal Policy: European Experiences 1750-1940 (2007) and The Great British Bobby (2009).

Table of Contents

List of photographs and cartoons	p. viii
List of tables and figures	p. ix
Preface and acknowledgements	p. x
Abbreviations used in the notes	p. xi
Publisher's acknowledgements	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
The pattern of crime	p. 15
Criminal lives	p. 39
Crime and the young	p. 63
Organised crime: professional criminals	p. 87
Media narratives	p. 109
Expert narratives	p. 131
Police and policing	p. 153
The courts	p. 177
Penal policy and penal experience	p. 201
Some conclusions	p. 227
Further reading: further research	p. 235
Index	p. 239
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